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Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

Acting1879Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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Jed Prouty (April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937).

Acting History

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
Guilty Bystander
as Dr. Elder
1947
Mr. Bell
as Willis J. Watson
1942
Scattergood Rides High
as Mr. Van Pelt
The Old Homestead
as Councilman Bell
Mug Town
as Mack Steward
Obliging Young Lady
as Judge Rufus
1941
Unexpected Uncle
as Sanderson
Pot o' Gold
as J.K. Louderman
Go West, Young Lady
as Judge Harmon
Father Steps Out
as J. B. Matthews
Roar of the Press
as Gordon MacEwan
Bachelor Daddy
as C. J. Chase
1940
Young as You Feel
as John Jones
Remedy for Riches
as Vanderveer
Barnyard Follies
as Sam Spitz
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop Police Chief
Everybody's Baby
as John Jones
Quick Millions
as John Jones
Too Busy to Work
as John Jones
Exile Express
as Editor Hanley
I'll Tell the World
as Joseph Burton
1938
Love on a Budget
as John Jones
Safety in Numbers
as John Jones
Keep Smiling
as Jerome Lawson
Down on the Farm
as John Jones
The Duke of West Point
as Sonny's Father
Goodbye Broadway
as J.A. Higgins
Danger on the Air
as Harry Jones
Walking Down Broadway
as F.R. Randall
A Trip to Paris
as John Jones
1937
Big Business
as John Jones
Hot Water
as John Jones
Borrowing Trouble
as John Jones
A Star Is Born
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
The Crime Nobody Saw
as William Underhill
Sophie Lang Goes West
as J.H. Blaine
Small Town Boy
as Otis Armstrong
Life Begins in College
as Oliver Stearns Sr.
Off to the Races
as John Jones
1936
Special Investigator
as Dr. Reynolds
Educating Father
as John Jones
Back to Nature
as John Jones
The Texas Rangers
as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
His Brother's Wife
as Bill Arnold
Libeled Lady
as Dickson (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky
as Charles Gorham
College Holiday
as Sheriff Trimble
Little Miss Nobody
as Hector Smythe
Under Your Spell
as Mr. Twerp
1935
Black Sheep
as Orville Schmelling
Life Begins at Forty
as Charles Beagle
Navy Wife
as Dr. Barratt
1934
Music in the Air
as Kirschner
I Believed in You
as Joe Long i.e. Lang
One Hour Late
as Mr. Finch
His Greatest Gamble
as Roulette Player (uncredited)
Love Time
as First Policeman (uncredited)
1933
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Stubby (Uncredited)
Skyway
as Calvin Baker
Jimmy and Sally
as E.W. Marlowe
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
1932
Manhattan Tower
as Mr. Hoyt
The Purchase Price
as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
Business and Pleasure
as Ben Wackstle
70,000 Witnesses
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1931
The Age for Love
as Floyd Evans
Night Nurse
as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
The Secret Call
as Jim Neligan
1930
Paid
as Officer Williams (uncredited)
True to the Navy
as Dance Hall Manager
The Florodora Girl
as Old Man Dell
1929
It's a Great Life
as Mr. David Parker
Sonny Boy
as Phil
The Broadway Melody
as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
The Girl in the Show
as Newton Wampler
The Fall of Eve
as Tom Ford Sr
1928
Name the Woman
as Sam Palmer
1927
Orchids and Ermine
as Leander Blom
The Siren
as Geoffrey Fuller
No Place to Go
as Uncle Edgar
1926
Miss Nobody
as The Farmer
Ella Cinders
as Mayor
Bred in Old Kentucky
as Jake Trumbull
The Mystery Club
as Amos Herriman
Everybody's Acting
as Bridwell Potter
1925
The Knockout
as 'Mac' MacMahon
Scarlet Saint
as Mr. Tridon
The Unguarded Hour
as Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
One Way Street
as Fat Man
1923
The Gold Diggers
as Barney Barnett
Souls for Sale
as Magnus (uncredited)
1922
Kick In
as Jimmy Monahan
1921
The Conquest of Canaan
as Norbert Flintcroft
Experience
as Good Nature
1919
Sadie Love
as James Wakeley
Her Game
as Bobby McAllister

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/5/1879
Day of Death
5/10/1956
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA